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Harry Browne ( 17 June 1933 – 1 March 2006 ) was an American Libertarian Writer , politician, and free-market investment analyst. He was a U.S. Presidential candidate for the Libertarian Party in 1996 and 2000. EARLY LIFE AND WRITING CAREER He was born in New York City to Bradford and Cecil Margaret Browne and, at the time of his death, resided in Franklin, Tennessee . Browne worked as an investment adviser for much of his life. He came to prominence in 1970 with his first book, '' How You Can Profit From The Coming Devaluation '', which correctly predicted the devaluation of the dollar and subsequent inflation. Browne's second book was 1973 's '' How I Found Freedom In An Unfree World '', which focused on maximizing personal liberty. This book became an instant classic in libertarian circles. '' You Can Profit From A Monetary Crisis '' was Browne's third book and reached #1 on the ''New York Times'' Bestseller List . He continued to author books and articles on investing through the late 1990s . In all, Browne wrote 13 books and sold 2 million copies of his books. Books authored by Harry Browne (All book-descriptions come from the Books Page on Harry Browne's website.)
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POLITICAL CANDIDACY Browne was the presidential candidate of the United States Libertarian Party in 1996 and 2000 . He received 485,798 votes or 0.5% of the vote in 1996 and 384,516 votes or 0.4% of the vote in 2000. His campaign qualified for Matching Funds during each election, but didn't accept them. During both of these elections, the Libertarian Party managed to get on the ballot in all fifty states and the District Of Columbia . Browne did not appear on the 2000 Arizona ballot, however, as the Arizona Libertarian Party chose to run L. Neil Smith instead. Controversy Claims of wrongdoing within Browne's Willis and admonished Browne, who has responded in detail to allegations surrounding the controversy. POLICY ADVOCATE More recently, Harry Browne had continued working to increase the popularity of libertarian goals to reduce the size and scope of government. In addition to writing and making appearances on behalf of the . Browne also worked with the Free Market News Network , of which he was the President for much of 2005 , and a Senior Political Analyst. Via Free Market News, he had his own internet-based television show called '' This Week In Liberty '', which ran for 25 episodes {Link without Title} . He was also working on a book called '' The War Racket '' just prior to his death, but had stated that the book was not near completion, with no definite publishing date. Prior to his death, he had completed the section on World War I , but it is unknown whether or not the sections of the book he ''had'' completed will ever be published. The book was to focus on specifically the wars which the United States had been involved, and why Browne believed the promises made by the politicians trying to get the public to support the wars never became reality. (For example, it was said by American politicians that WWI would be "the war to end all wars," but this clearly wasn't the case.) War, contended Mr. Browne, was just another government programme, and was essentially flawed because "government never solves anything." According to Jim Babka , “Harry Browne went to work on a book he intended to call, ''The War Racket''. But it was, as Harry explained to me, a book unlike any other he’d ever written. Harry was well-read in his history, but after starting on the project he realized that 'well-read’ wasn’t enough. He collected literally dozens of books, read them all, and made copious notes. He struggled with the structure – often the hardest thing about writing a book. He wrote a great deal, and then re-wrote, only to rewrite again as he was unable to deliver a manuscript on time. The publisher canceled the deal.” {Link without Title} Harry Browne also authored thousands of articles, most of which can be found on his website {Link without Title} . As well, he was a contributor to the news and opinion blog LewRockwell.com , to Antiwar.com , and to World Net Daily . The '' Harry Browne Special Reports '' was a financial newsletter he published from 1974 to 1997 . An column {Link without Title} he wrote titled “When Will We Learn” discussing the September 11 Attacks persuaded Larry Elder to break with the Libertarian Party and join the Republican Party . Browne, however, always tried to make it clear that his opinions were his own, and not necessarily reflective of the Libertarian Party. It was his most-read column, ever, and was also published in foreign languages. According to Jim Babka, “Harry had warned that a day like 11, 2001 was coming and he was actually surprised that some of those who’d listened to him and supported him were shocked. He thought the anger should’ve been directed at the geniuses who’d managed our nation’s foreign policy.” DEATH In , and his daughter, Autumn Browne . SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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